, including twochildren.israelsaysit may send ground forces into gaza. the palestinian group is vowing retaliation. >>> thousands of synchronized protests. europeans complain unemployment is rising, and the economies are getting worse, and they see no hope for change. >>> in beijing, the communist party selected a new ruler to guide the country for the next ten years. he will be the party's general secretary and will oversea the people's liberation army. he's expected to assume power next march. >>> the owner of a pharmacy linked to a deadly nationwide meningitis outbreak appears before lawmakers on capitol hill today, but he refused to answer any questions. barry cadden is the cofounder of the new england command center. he exercised his fifth amendment right. 42 people have died. others have gotten sick from injections distributed by the massachusetts pharmacy. >>> a sacramento woman has set a new record for giving birth to the world's heaviest set of triplets. britney dean gave birth to three healthy baby boys. their total weight of 20 pounds exceeds the previous record by more than